1. FLOWING By Dr. Kevin Meyer Director of Forensics @ ISU & Donny Peters Director of Debate @ ISU

2. Preview • Importance of flowing • Necessary materials • Setting up your flow • What to write on your flow • Flowing techniques • Advantages of flowing on computer • Flowing by speech • Suggestions • Exercise

3. WHY FLOW • Why is flowing important?

4. Why do we flow instead of traditional note taking?

5. MATERIALS NEEDED LEGAL SIZE PAPER DIFFERENT COLOR PENS

6. MATERIALS NEEDED

7. SETTING UP YOUR FLOW

8. SETTING UP YOUR FLOW • Make 8 Equal Columns: First Affirmative Constructive, First Negative Constructive, 2nd Affirmative Constructive, The Negative Block, 1st Affirmative Rebuttal, 2nd Negative Rebuttal, and 2nd Affirmative Rebuttal. • For off case arguments started in the 1NC, you only need 7 columns.

9. WHAT DO YOU WRITE ON YOUR FLOW In order of importance: • Claim or Conclusion • Citations – author’s name and date • Summary of Evidence

10. WHAT SHOULD YOU GET ON YOUR FLOW

11. FLOWING TECHNIQUES • Each Major Issue in the Debate Should Get its Own Sheet of Paper. Space Reasons – you would never have room to fit all the arguments from entire debate in one column. Organization Issues – allows you to keep issue separate on a separate sheet of paper for analysis. Strategic Reasons – allows you to strategically shuffle the order that you address issues in the debate.

12. FLOWING TECHNIQUES 2. Write Small – as you need to fit lots of information in narrow columns, the smaller you write the more neatly you can fit the arguments on the flow.

13. FLOWING TECHNIQUES 3. Use 2 Different Colors 1 color for your team 1 color for opposition

14. FLOWING TECHNIQUES 4.Abbreviate – formulate abbreviation system which will allow you to get more arguments down on the flow.

15. FLOWING TECHNIQUES 5. Write Neatly – you need to be able to read off your flowsheet during the debate!

16. FLOWING TECHNIQUES 6. Leave Space between Arguments

17. Advantages of flowing on your computer • You can typically type faster than you can write • You do not need to worry about neat handwriting • Partners can share their flows easier. No need to rewrite an entire speech for back flowing • Easier to organize flows

18. Advantages to flowing on your computer • Easier to save flows • More difficult to lose flows • Easier to correct or fill in gaps in flow • No need to waste paper

19. Flowing by speech • 1AC: Everyone flows this speech (Affirmative should have speech preflow) • 1NC: Everyone should flow (Negative should have preflow) • 2AC: Everyone flows (1A should backflow for the 2A) • 2NC: Everyone except 1NR flows this speech

20. Flowing by speech • 1NR: Everyone • 1AR: Everyone- You must have a complete flow of this speech • 2NR: Everyone • 2AR: Everyone, especially 1N

21. Suggestions • Don’t ever stop • Be organized • Preflow • Backflow- Use your partner

22. Suggestions • Label your arguments • Always keep your flows handy • Don’t lose your flows • Consult with your partner • Flow on your computer if possible

23. Flowing exercise